Guidance Search
The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
OMB’s Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices establishes policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of significant guidance documents by Executive Branch departments, including requiring that agencies enable the public to request that significant guidance documents be created, reconsidered, modified or rescinded. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for the request.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation.” In response, the Department issued a final rule January 27, 2021 to rescind its August 28, 2020 rule on guidance documents.
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Comparison to baseline audiograms and retest audiograms - [1910.95]
OSHA requires a safety net unless the employer complys with one of the options allowed in 29 CFR 1926.105(a). - [1926.105]
Whether the arrangement described in the 403-B7 Group Custodial Account Agreement (the Agreement) would constitute a program described in Department of Labor regulation 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-2(f) related to tax-sheltered annuities and, therefore, would not be covered by title I of ERISA.
Whether the Federation of Tax Administrators Staff Pension Plan is a governmental plan within the meaning of section 3(32) of ERISA.
Driver with no work has the option to leave the site but will incur incident of tardiness. Driver could also choose to engaged to wait and is not paid for waiting. Section 785.14
No Employment relationship where children are working with their parents' consent to pay restitution, are not displacing regular workers or impinging on employment opportunities of others, and such work is performed under the jurisdiction and pursuant to the order and subject to the protection of the court.
Evaluation of variance application requesting the use of proof coil and high test chain slings under certain procedures. - [1910.184(e)]
Employee noise exposure assessment records are part of audiometric test record. - [1910.95]
Whether the Employee Benefit Plan of the United Way of Greater New Haven, Inc., and Affiliated Agencies (the EBP) is a single employee pension plan as defined by section 3(2)(A) of ERISA, and whether it must file an audited financial statement under section 103(a)(3)(A) of ERISA and Department of Labor regulation 29 C.F.R. §2520.104-46.
Whether certain benefit programs sponsored by the Legal Services Nationwide Employee Benefits Organization, Inc. (NEBO), are employee welfare benefit plans within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA.
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